Michael Thomas James

Biography

Michael Thomas James is a Chicago-based editor who works on narrative feature films, shorts and documentaries such as the Emmy award winning Pooh: The Derrick Rose Story. He is also known for supervising dailies processing for network shows, such as The Bear and The Chi.

Personal Facts

Known For

Editing

Gender

male

Known Credits

45

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  We Grown Now
• 

  Tower Theatre
• 

  Disturbing the Peace
• 

  Hala
• 

  The Monster Project
• Hafu

Credits

• editing (35 credits)

  • Whole

    editor

    editing
    2026
  • Hafu

    editor

    editing
    2026
  • You Don’t Belong Here

    editor

    editing
    2026
  • Dog Years

    editor

    editing
    2026
  • Love Language

    dailies manager

    editing
    2026
  • Foreign Orange 2: Blood Orange

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Ask A Punk

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Take 290

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Artista

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Okie

    dailies technician

    editing
    2024
  • The Invite

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • Rudy

    editor

    editing
    2024
  • We Grown Now

    dailies manager

    editing
    2024
  • Tower Theatre

    editor

    editing
    2023
  • The Elements

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • La salida

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • De la morera

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • Between the Silence

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • The Class

    editor

    editing
    2022
  • Christmas with Felicity

    editor

    editing
    2021
  • Hatman

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • Range Runners

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • Intersect

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • Disturbing the Peace

    editor

    editing
    2020
  • Hala

    dailies manager

    editing
    2019
  • EmBlem

    editor

    editing
    2019
  • Beats

    dailies manager

    editing
    2019
  • Pooh: The Derrick Rose Story

    online editor

    editing
    2019
  • Groupers

    editor

    editing
    2019
  • The Chi

    - Rebirth (2025) ... dailies manager editing

    - Ready or Not (2025) ... dailies manager editing

    - Tha Block is Hot (2025) ... dailies manager editing

    - Last Respects (2025) ... dailies manager editing

    - A Bet is a Bet (2025) ... dailies manager editing
    2018
  • Cellar Door

    editor

    editing
    2017
  • The Monster Project

    online editor

    editing
    2017
  • Signature Move

    additional editor

    editing
    2017
  • Southside with You

    dailies technician

    editing
    2016
  • The Orange Story

    assistant editor

    editing
    2016

• directing (2 credits)

  • Foreign Orange 2: Blood Orange

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Hatman

    director

    directing
    2020

• writing (2 credits)

  • Foreign Orange 2: Blood Orange

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • Hatman

    writer

    writing
    2020

• crew (2 credits)

  • Foreign Orange 2: Blood Orange

    cinematography

    crew
    2024
  • Okie

    title graphics

    crew
    2024

• actors (1 credits)

  • Foreign Orange 2: Blood Orange

    Hargins J. O'Craig

    actor

    actors
    2024

• art (1 credits)

  • EXmas

    title designer

    art
    2023

• sound (1 credits)

  • Kickboxer: Vengeance

    foley artist

    sound
    2016

• camera (1 credits)

  • Vera

    second assistant camera

    camera
    2013